
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: La Plata County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 20,765 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 17,342 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 13,021 | 62.7 | 1.00 or less | 16,832 | 97.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,231 | 5.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 329 | 1.9 | |
| 2 units | 585 | 2.8 | 1.51 or more | 181 | 1.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 663 | 3.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 615 | 3.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 7,063 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 574 | 2.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 460 | 2.2 | Less than $50,000 | 90 | 1.3 | |
| Mobile home | 3,444 | 16.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 601 | 8.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 172 | 0.8 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,412 | 20.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 2,016 | 28.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,786 | 25.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,026 | 4.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 800 | 11.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,893 | 13.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 316 | 4.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,284 | 11.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 42 | 0.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,026 | 19.4 | Median (dollars) | 183,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,407 | 21.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,701 | 8.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,364 | 11.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,064 | 9.9 | With a mortgage | 4,944 | 70.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 16 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 213 | 3.0 | |||
| 1 room | 444 | 2.1 | $500 to $699 | 602 | 8.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 952 | 4.6 | $700 to $999 | 1,204 | 17.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,792 | 8.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,823 | 25.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,025 | 19.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 717 | 10.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,646 | 22.4 | $2,000 or more | 369 | 5.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,838 | 18.5 | Median (dollars) | 1,101 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,136 | 10.3 | Not mortgaged | 2,119 | 30.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,392 | 6.7 | Median (dollars) | 232 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,540 | 7.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 17,342 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,814 | 39.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,690 | 27.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 955 | 13.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,532 | 31.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 890 | 12.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,840 | 16.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 704 | 10.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,369 | 13.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 360 | 5.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,089 | 6.3 | 35 percent or more | 1,280 | 18.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 822 | 4.7 | Not computed | 60 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 5,151 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 887 | 5.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,740 | 27.3 | Less than $200 | 223 | 4.3 | |
| 2 | 7,294 | 42.1 | $200 to $299 | 184 | 3.6 | |
| 3 or more | 4,421 | 25.5 | $300 to $499 | 814 | 15.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,684 | 32.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,093 | 21.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 8,209 | 47.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 592 | 11.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 5,175 | 29.8 | $1,500 or more | 82 | 1.6 | |
| Electricity | 2,109 | 12.2 | No cash rent | 479 | 9.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 16 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 655 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 84 | 0.5 | ||||
| Wood | 1,513 | 8.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 114 | 0.7 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 107 | 0.6 | Less than 15 percent | 637 | 12.4 | |
| No fuel used | 15 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 631 | 12.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 608 | 11.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 517 | 10.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 129 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 370 | 7.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 146 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 1,826 | 35.4 | |
| No telephone service | 461 | 2.7 | Not computed | 562 | 10.9 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

